Word Finder - interpreting

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To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.

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to interpret an Indian speech

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To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by illustrative representation

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The actor interpreted the character of Hamlet with great skill.

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To act as an interpreter.

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He interpreted at the meeting between the Chinese and French associates.

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To analyse or execute (a program) by reading the instructions as they are encountered, rather than compiling in advance.

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An act of interpreting or explaining what is obscure; a translation; a version; a construction.

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the interpretation of a dream, or of an enigma.

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A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning .

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Commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.

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The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another (as opposed to translation, which concerns itself with written language).

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• interpreting

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The power of explaining.

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An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.

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An act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.

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An approximation that allows aspects of a mathematical theory to be discussed in ordinary language.

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(model theory) An assignment of a truth value to each propositional symbol of a propositional calculus.

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The practice and discipline of explaining natural and cultural heritage to visitors at museums, historic sites, zoos, aquaria, science centres, art galleries, etc. Also called heritage interpretation, mediation, guiding, etc.